The Skids

PunkScottish new wave punkpost-punk pioneersart punk

Skids is a punk band formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by Stuart Adamson (on guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion), Richard Jobson (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and William Simpson (bass guitar, vocals) in 1977. They signed to Virgin and issued "Sweet Suburbia" and "The Saints Are Coming" before shooting to popularity with top ten single "Into The Valley", from their first album "Scared to Dance". The group has split and reformed on numerous occasions; the original run was 1977–1982

Influenced by: Gang of Four, Wire, Public Image Ltd

Label:
Virgin
Active:
1977-1982, with subsequent reformations
Scene:
Dunfermline/Scottish punk
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